Registered Nurse - Ambulatory Surgery
Newark, NJPer Diem$59.69/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
Saint Michael's Medical Center seeks a Registered Nurse for ambulatory surgery. The RN delivers peri-operative patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation; coordinates care with surgeons and anesthesiologists; and guides OR technicians and other personnel. The role serves patients across age groups and supports continuity of care, patient flow, unit organization, and performance improvement activities.
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Overview
Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Saint Michael's Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.
Established by the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor in 1867, Saint Michael's Medical Center is a 358-bed regional tertiary-care, teaching, and research center in the heart of Newark's business and educational district and is accredited by The Joint Commission. Combining state-of-the-art technology, the latest diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, leading-edge research, and a network of highly qualified physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals, the hospital provides top-quality health care services delivered with compassionate care.
The first medical institution in New Jersey to perform open-heart surgery, and the first to develop a cardiac catheterization program, Saint Michael's Medical Center is home to the Heart and Vascular Institute, which offers a comprehensive array of innovative cardiac treatments and procedures. Learn more atwww.smmcnj.com.
Responsibilities
Staff RN is directly accountable to the OR Charge Nurse and the Director of Surgical Services, and indirectly to the House Supervisor. The Registered Nurse is responsible for the delivery of direct and indirect patient care in the peri-operative setting through the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation for neonates, pediatrics, adolescents, adults and older adults. The Registered Nurse coordinates the care of the patient with the surgeon and anesthesiologist, directs and guides the OR Technician and other personnel while maintaining standards of professional nursing. Works with other departments to provide a continuum of care and co-workers to provide continuous, quality patient care, efficient patient flow and unit maintenance and organization. Responsible for adherence to regulations, standards and hospital or unit policies and procedures. Responsible for participation in Performance Improvement activities, unit meetings and in-services. Acts as a resource for other personnel as appropriate.
Qualifications
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING
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Current and valid state RN License.
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Current BLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current.
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Minimum of one year previous Perioperative experience or on the job training
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Certified Nurse OR (CNOR) Certification (AORN) preferred
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Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
Facility Specific Requirements (as applicable, required):
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Current ACLS certificate 30 days upon hire and maintain current.
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Current PALS (AHA) certificate 30 days upon hire and maintain current.
Pay Transparency
Saint Michaels Medical Center offers competitive compensation and the current compensation range for this role is $59.69. Benefits may vary based on collective bargaining agreement requirements and/or the employment status. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.
Employment Status
Per Diem
Shift
Variable
Equal Employment Opportunity
Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_screen\_reader\_10\_20.pdf
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FacilitySaint Michaels Medical Center
LocationUS-NJ-Newark
ID2026-288143
CategoryRN
Position TypePer Diem
ShiftVariable
Job TypeNon-Exempt
How this job compares
Set against the 59,286 open Registered Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$59.69/hr
- New Jersey median$45–48/hr856 hourly ranges
- US median$38–54/hr25,092 hourly ranges
This rate, $59.69/hr, is 29% above the New Jersey median midpoint ($46/hr) — in the top quarter of Registered Nurse hourly ranges in New Jersey.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,291 open Registered Nurse jobs in New Jersey and 59,286 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New Jersey
- Hackensack Meridian Health323 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Registered Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (29,048 postings).
- Education
- 4,269 of the 59,286 open Registered Nurse jobs (7%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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